Two years ago, as he put together an All-Star-caliber first half for a team rocketing toward 100 losses at the same pace it was allowing home runs, Trey Mancini was adamant that he wanted to be part of the next winning Orioles team, not a trade piece used to help create it.
He said Wednesday that “most definitely” remains the case in 2021, a year in which he is making another strong case to be an All-Star after missing all of the 2020 campaign undergoing chemotherapy treatments for stage 3 colon cancer.
“I feel like we’ve got a lot of guys coming up who have a good idea what they’re doing,” Mancini said.